And the canal that the State of Zheng proposed to build would lead the Jing River from the west to the Luo River from the east. The Jing River rushed out of the mountains in the north and flowed into Guanzhong after reaching the Spring of Rites. Hundreds of miles from east to west, dozens of miles from north to south.
The terrain was slightly higher in the northwest and slightly lower in the southeast. The State of Zheng made full use of this favorable terrain and planned to start building the main canal at the mouth of the valley in the northeast. The main canal would extend eastward along the northern foot of the mountain. Naturally, the main canal would be distributed at the highest area of the irrigation area. Not only would it maximize the irrigation area, but it would also form a full gravity irrigation system that could irrigate more than 40,000 hectares of land.
"Great Qin will need decades to conquer the six countries. Even though we will be able to plunder the six countries 'wealth to supplement our military, we will definitely not have enough food. Once the 40,000 or so hectares of wasteland become fertile land, it will be enough to support our army.”
Qin Wangzheng's eyes revealed a look of joy."How long will it take to build this canal?”
Wei Liao's face was bitter,"This is not something I can do, I still need to ask the State of Zheng."”
"You old fox." Meng Ling shook her head and said in a low voice. Since he knew the entire plan of the State of Zheng, how could he not know how long it would take?”
Wei Liao lowered his head and winked at Jiang Lu,""Are you going to repair the canal or am I going?”
Meng Ling immediately shut up. I'm still young, I can't do this kind of hard work.
The king of Qin, Zheng, stared at Zhao Gao.
The State of Zheng had been detained by Meng Tian and was waiting for the King of Qin's verdict outside Xianyang Palace. Zhao Gao shouted at the State of Zheng in a shrill voice.
The State of Zheng had a short stature, a square face, and bulging eyes.
Meng Ling looked disappointed. She searched through her memories, but there was no mention of the State of Zheng.
Wei Liao smiled mysteriously." Judging a book by its cover is the wrong thing to do. The State of Zheng is also a peerless Kingdom Knight."”
Meng Ling was puzzled." A person who constructs a canal is just a big contractor. How can such a person be called a statesman?"”He turned his head and looked at the State of Zheng. Although he had been running away for days, he was still standing in the main hall. His eyes sparkled as he looked up and smiled."This old man is quite bold."
Wei Liao shook his head and smiled bitterly." Building this canal is a huge project. It goes around the mountains and through the caves. It stretches for more than 300 miles. If one doesn't have hills and valleys in mind, it would be impossible to complete.”
" It's useless for you to tell me this." Meng Ling smiled indifferently." I don't know anything about building canals anyway."”
The King of Qin, Zheng, stared at the State of Zheng. The pressure of a king was as heavy as a mountain. The atmosphere in the royal study suddenly became solemn."State of Zheng, I'll give you a chance to defend yourself. If you can't convince me today, today will be the day you lose your head.”
Facing the King of Qin, the State of Zheng remained neither servile nor overbearing. After a moment of silence, he said,""Your Majesty, although the State of Zheng is a spy sent by the King of Han to the State of Qin, the completion of this canal will only allow the State of Han to struggle on for a few years, but it will be a great contribution to the State of Qin.”
Meng Ling thought to herself. The State of Zheng didn't look very impressive, but his bearing was much better than Li Si's. Wei Liao didn't lie when he said he was a Peerless Kingdom Knight."Father, this royal study is not a place to interrogate criminals. There is no reason to tie people up when discussing state affairs. Please allow me to untie the State of Zheng. As long as what he said is unreasonable, it will not be too late to drag him out for trial.”
Qin Wangzheng looked coldly at Meng Ling."Performed!"
Meng Ling walked over with a smile. She held the cowhide rope with her two small hands and exerted strength with both hands. The cowhide rope snapped with a buzz.
This move shocked everyone. It could withstand a few hundred pounds of force, but this underage prince actually broke it with two hands. What kind of strength was this?
Wang Jian's eyes were filled with splendor. Soldiers loved warriors the most. Although General Lu was young and had shocking strength, if he learned martial arts, he would be a brave and invincible general on the battlefield.
The State of Zheng was also shocked. After looking at Jiang Lu for a while, he bowed and said,"Thank you, Young Master."
Meng Ling smiled and said," You don't have to thank me. If your explanation doesn't satisfy my father, I'll still have to deal with you. Someone, bring me the map."”
This kid was a little too noisy. Zhao Gao glanced at Jiang Lu and didn't dare to move. Qin Wangzheng said angrily,"Hurry up and go."
Zhao Gao quickly ordered two servants to carry a bronze shelf with a map drawn on it.
Meng Ling bowed and extended her hand.
The State of Zheng came to the map and looked at it for a moment. Then, he pointed at the map and said,""This canal will be built with a stone dam in the valley to raise the water level and block the Jingshui from entering the canal. Taking advantage of the slightly high terrain in the northwest and slightly low terrain in the southeast, the main line of the canal extended from west to east along the southern foot of Beishan, flowing through Jingyang, Sanyuan, Fuping, Pucheng and other counties, and finally flowed into Luohe River in the south of Jincheng, Pucheng County.
The total length of the main canal was nearly 300 miles. Along the way, they cut off the rivers along the mountains and collected the smelting water, clear water, turbid water, and Ishikawa water into the canals to increase the water volume. In the north of Guanzhong Plain, Jing, Luo and Wei formed an irrigation system as dense as a spider web, so that the Guanzhong Plain, which was dry and lacked rain, could be watered. It could turn 40,000 hectares of land into fertile land. In less than three years, Guanzhong would become a rich land.”
Checking the map was a compulsory course for special forces soldiers. Unfortunately, Meng Ling did not understand the language of the State of Qin. The map of the State of Qin was quite simple. Meng Ling looked at it for a long time before she could see the direction of the mountains and rivers. She was shocked and said,"This is a huge project that will take a long time and cost a lot of money. Mister, are you confident that you can make the Jing River flow down?”
There were no water levels in ancient times. Meng Ling also expressed her doubts about the technology used to build canals in ancient times. If the canals were not built on the same level, then this canal that cost a lot of money and took a long time would be completely useless. The State of Zheng deserved to be killed.
The State of Zheng looked at Jiang Lu." Young Master is indeed extraordinary. You can see the key point with a single glance. Don't worry, Young Master. The State of Zheng has personally investigated the route of this canal. We can definitely make the Jing River flow down."”
Meng Ling could not make up her mind. Although she did not know much about engineering, she knew that the State of Qin did not have a water level instrument. It would be more difficult to build a 300-mile long canal to smoothly pass water than the South-to-North Water Diversion Project built in the 21st century. After all, the State of Qin did not have any large-scale water irrigation tools. It was completely dependent on people to dig and carry it. She looked up at the State of Zheng and said,"Sir, look into my eyes."
Everyone was stunned. What was this kid trying to do? He was building a canal. What was the use of looking at his eyes?
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